Ruble
A surname with several possible origins, including an Anglicized form of a European name and, in some cases, a later changed or adapted spelling.
The #5,355 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 47,477 Americans shares it.
Etymology
The historical sources provided do not give a direct derivation for Ruble, but they do show it appearing as a surname in Anglo-American records and as a name that was sometimes changed or adapted in the 19th century. In general surname practice, Ruble may reflect an Anglicized spelling of a Continental name or a variant formed by alteration of an older surname. Because the excerpts do not identify a single root word, the safest conclusion is that its etymology is uncertain.
History
The name appears in 19th-century American onomastic discussions as an existing surname, and one source specifically notes a Massachusetts Mr. Ruble whose name was changed in 1846. The surname is now borne mainly in the United States, where it remains relatively uncommon. No clear historical line of descent can be established from the supplied excerpts alone.
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Fun fact
One 19th-century surname writer cited a Massachusetts bearer of Ruble as an example of a changed name, showing how fluid surname spelling and form could be in early American records.
From the historical record
“penny, Pence, Penniman, Groate (1656), Croune (1660), Schelling, Sterling, &c. Mr. Thickpeny was anciently a Connecticut deponent. A Mr. Ruble, of Massachusetts, had his name changed in 1846. The Peruvian minister to this country, lost in the " Central America" (1857), was named Sequin. Our own GuiNEY (" guinea "…”
— Suffolk Surnames (3rd ed.)